grotto contains fabric strips with prayers written on them, it was master mind of sister mary skullion of project home a organization dedicated to ending home lessness. >> not only did we not anticipate immense response that this grotto would have, but thousands of people visited this grotto, and tied their knots and they also took other peoples knots, read them, and prayed for them. >> the the strips full of prayers will be used as insulation, and homes, built for the the homeless. the the grotto was inspired by 18th century german painting our lady of undoer of knots which is especially beloved by the pope. >>> that was something, that sunday when he was there and he got the to hug sister mary skullion a beautiful moment, neat to have that here. >> what a cool use for those knots, to pay it forward in the future. >> perfect. >> all right. kind of of perfect like the weather out identify. >> yes. >> it is gorgeous out there. would i recommend if you have in the been outside to get outside, sunnies setting now, beautiful outside and we have more nice weather on the way. great night to

the grotto closes with an inter faith blessing but what a project this turned out to be. do you remember this moment just a little more than a week ago new during his papal parade on the parkway and just before a public mass, pope francis made an impromptu stop to bless this structure. at the center of the grotto is a a 25 by 30-foot dome made of ash and knotted ribbons with prayers, people struggles and intentions this was part of the mercy and justice campaign that focuses on hunger and home lessness. once it comes down the the material will be recycled and sister mary skillion is one of the projectorsers and she was here and hugged pope francis just before that unexpect blessing. >> just so humbling and just so joyful because there has been so many people that have come here over the the weeks, moved to tears, writing their struggles, writing their stories, their prayers and then to think that pope francis, blessed those, it is overwhelming. >> reporter: knotted grotto was supposed to close after the world meeting of families but it was just so popular. organizers deci

grotto, eh. what did every male want born in 1956? i can tell you. they wanted a grotto.ink about these things, like exactly who was in that grotto before me, becomes more of a concern as you grow up. like, did ron jeremy just leave the grotto? am i the first one? someone changed the water? these were concerns later in the life. this was it, i wanted a grotto. i still kind of do. ♪ thank you so much. this is totally better than the playboy mansion. you know that the playboy mansion totally smells like old man ear stink. the current owner of golden eye is another unusual man, chris blackwell, legendary music producer turned hotelier. over the years, blackwell expanded the property into a resort, gates reaching right up to the fishing beach. blackwell has big plans for the area. ♪ the next day i live golden eye's luxurious embrace, headed into town for something, well i just had to have. a longtime favorite. what do we have here? oh, ox tail. >> yeah man. >> goat. >> sweet. >> i don't care whether it's the bronx or kingston or wherever i can get it. ox tail, curried goat, a

coming up on "action news" tonight the knotted grotto blessed by pope francis choses today. we'll tell you how the installation will live on at new sites and eagles look for answers to their struggling offense. ducis rogers will have that story. cecily. >> we had two beautiful warm fall days in a row. 75 yesterday and today lot of sunshine and i amtraking rain on the way. i'll have new information in the accuweather forecast. >> those story and more when the accuweather forecast. >> those story and more when "action news" cons tin tonight it was a civics less glon action today at abington high school. dozen he's of people officially became citizens ever the united states. the school hosted naturalization ceremony and students looked on as participants took the both of allegiance in the final step of becoming an american citizens. >> knotted grotto public art installation created by project home has spent the past few weeks helping people find peac peace, hope and healing and it closed with inter faith bles blessing at st. peter and paul. alicia vitareli tells us what is next

today the the grotto will close.n carabao joins worst there will be a special ceremony. we are or toy see this go. >> just beautiful, good morning. >> reporter: erika and nicole, good morning. this is 150,000 prayers looked like, and it is here in center city and attracted national and international the a a attention and tens of thousands of pilgrims have stopped by since august a. on each one of the ribbons, their struggles and their hopes, but this structure was never meant to be permanent and today it moves on to its next mission. >> who could forget this pope francis as he wrapped up his visit to philadelphia decided to make one last impromptu stop during his papal parade around the parkway and just before his public mass, holy father stopped outside cathedral basilica have of saints peter and paul to recognize knotted grotto and what it represents. before and during world meeting of families, tens of thousands of pilgrims visited the sanctuary, 20 pie 30-foot dome covered in ribbons. on those pieces of cloth the

knotted grotto was taken down today. it remained on the ground of the cathedral basilica longer then expected as people continued to visit after the pope's return to the the vatican. that grotto contained fabric strips of prayers written on them and it was master mind of sister mary skullion, the founder of project home, who is a organization, dedicated to ending home lessness. >> no the only did we anticipate the immense response, but thousands of people visited this grotto and tied their knotts, and they also took other peoples knotts, read them, and prayed for them. >> the strips full of prayers will be used as insulation in homes and built for the home less. grotto was inspired by 18th century german painting our lady undoer of knotts which is especially beloved by the pope. >>> remains of the saint maria goretti the youngest canonized saint in the roman catholic church are at a church in merchantville, new jersey. >> thinks first time saint maria goretti's body has traveled to the u.s. as part of the exhibition call

. >>> new mission for the grotto that was blessed by the pope during his visit to philadelphia. >> theho has become famous in washington stayed all for this pumpkin cannon. >>> meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. white welcome back it is 10:00 a.m., a brawl outside a feltonville rite aid leaves a man in critical condition. we'll have a live report. >> a second attack in as many days, a philadelphia business owner who was viciously attack during a robbery is hit again. >>> the eagles face the saints at the linc in the afternoon game. meteorologist chris sowers is at the accuweather big board with the forecast and more. we started out cold, chris. >> reporter: some of the numbers are the coldest we've seen in these specific areas in more than 6 months. quakertown, 35 degrees, three degrees above freezing. pilots, 37. you had frost across the western suburbs. millville, 37. mount holy --7. millville, already closing in on 60 degrees, cape may, you've already hit it. beach haven 60 and dover, 58. it promises to be

pope francis made an impromptu stop to bless the grotto during his visit. >> new this morning a westdelphia native has won forbes $1 million business competition. 29-year-old kyle williams cofounded an online platform that provides life saving medications to low income people. she was awarded the top $500,000 prize at the under 30 summit which is taking place in center city this week. five other finalists won $100,000. the summit at the pennsylvania convention center wraps up today. congratulations to all the winners. >> indeed. still to come on "action news," opening the door for philadelphia to open a second casino in the city. >> flooding remains a concern for residents in the carolinas after nearly two weeks of rain. david. >> cool and comfortable out there this morning. light winds. a jacket required. but this afternoon t-shirts maybe even shorts if the kids want to change into them. i'll have your afternoon call from accuweather and the latest on that rain headed in on friday. that's all ahead. >> ♪ >> south carolina residents are keeping their eyes on swollen waterways as they

. >>> the homeless advocacy group project home will hold a ceremony today to close the knotted grotto at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. tens of thousands visited the grotto before and during the papal visit and pope francis himself stopped by to bless the project. it is covered with almost 150,000 knots on which people wrote their struggles, prayers and intentions. >> so many people saying last weekend they were so glad the weather held out. >> right. >> for the papal visit and more like what we were getting now as opposed to last weekend. >> no kidding. we did just dodge the bullet by about 24 hours but things are great this morning. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you that we're dry and sky6 taking a look at the great outdoors and they are pretty great this morning. a little bit cool with temperatures in the 50's in a lot of suburbs, philadelphia sitting close to 60 degrees but winds are light and the numbers are really going pick up before too much longer. your temperature 61 officially at the airport in philadelphia. winds out of the northwest at just 6 mil

. >>> in philadelphia, the knotted grotto disassembled outside of the cathedral basilica.d of sister mary, more than 100,000 people wrote their worries and struggles on ribbons and tied them to the wooden gre een grotto and it wad by the pope in his visit to philadelphia. and it is being repurposed as ribbons are used for insulation for a housing development for the homeless. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, dramatic video against black market smugglers trying to get weapons into the hands of isis. >>> and north carolina even after the historic rain has stopped. >>> and the weather has been calm and comfortable, but i am tracking changes on the way in time for the start of the weekend. i will explain in the accuweather forecast. >>> and the eagles are talking about knowing they need to win against the saints. "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> the rain has stopped in columbia, south carolina but danger remains. crews are working afternoon the clock to shore up dams, stabilize the breached canals and monitor rivers before the damage can get worse. 19 p

. >>> happening today, the knotted grotto will formally close with the inter faith ceremony. the structure bless by pope francis during his trip to philadelphia ace tied with almost 150,000 knotts on which many wrote their struggles and prayers. at today's closing ceremony will celebrate the the achievement of the sister marry skullion and mercy and justice campaign which creates action around hunger and home lessness. >>> tonight watch the skies, nasa is set to launch a sound being rocket from the site in wallace island virginia between 7:00 and 9:00. the space agency says people all along the east coast may see patches of light which are clouds of barium vapor. if you want time press your friend, look to the sky and do you see that barium vapor. >> very impressive. >>> still a ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", south carolina trying to dry out from historic flooding. >>> now it is coming in to focus. still the latest on the recovery efforts. >>> national transportation safety board now weighing in on the missing cargo ship that set sail in the hurricane. we're back in

the grotto structure will be moved to the courtyard of a different affordable housing project.e than 110,000 visitors wrote their suggestions on ribbons and tied them to the grotto outside the cathedral ga babasilica of s peter and paul. >>> one company wasn't happy about the pope's visit to the u.s. cosi owns more than 30 restaurants, many in new york, d.c. and philly. the company says its profits were down about 30% during the papal visit. shares of cosi stock fell 16% yesterday. with. >>> and some jersey shore residents are criticizing a monument build on a hurricane sandy survivors. the $400,000 stone structure was donated to the town of highlands in monomount county. a top new york architectural firm sent it as a gift but some communities say it's an eyesore on a public beach. >> that's interesting because it blocks this whole view of the water. >> projects on their nature sometimes come with change and i think this will be a positive for the community. >> town leaders hope the monument will grow on community members. >>> it will cost you to get yourself and your home deck

the polar bear, we have taken two of her grottos. and with lemonade sales and turned this into a wolves grotto. that's the mexican gray wolf. we are providing shelter for these two mexican gray wolves. they have gotten in a bit of conflict with ranchers. and we have the zoo lights and the fun way to get folks to the zoo during the holidays. that completes my report. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment was closed. this was discussion only. >> so we are now on item 7, the joseph playgrounds renovation. >> good morning, commissioners, karen, project sponsor -- prince for the landscape andrea landscape architecture. they want you to see a little bit of a design. i'm very happy that the recreation and parks department were able to bring this together for this department. they are focusing on the civic center plaza and i think this is a really great addition and i wanted to to add that this wording should be discussion and possible action for the approval of the design for the pragd at jose

the polar bear, we have taken two of her grottos. and with lemonade sales and turned this into a wolves grotto. that's the mexican gray wolf. we are providing shelter for these two mexican gray wolves. they have gotten in a bit of conflict with ranchers. and we have the zoo lights and the fun way to get folks to the zoo during the holidays. that completes my report. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment was closed. this was discussion only. >> so we are now on item 7, the joseph playgrounds renovation. >> good morning, commissioners, karen, project sponsor -- prince for the landscape andrea landscape architecture. they want you to see a little bit of a design. i'm very happy that the recreation and parks department were able to bring this together for this department. they are focusing on the civic center plaza and i think this is a really great addition and i wanted to to add that this wording should be discussion and possible action for the approval of the design for the pragd at jose

. >>> 10 days after pope francis walked through a mass at philadelphia art project the grotto is ready to come down. homeless advocacy group behind the attraction held a closing ceremony outside the cathedral basilica this morning. peaces made up of 30,000 strips of woven cloth and 150,000 knots each with a prayer or intention on it much tens of thousands of visitors stopped by to see the grotto and even add to the site during the world meeting of families. pope francis made an unscheduled stop before sunday's mass on the parkway blessing the site and the people behind it. the project raised more than $1 million. that money will help the homeless and hungry in our area. >> car crash severed a toddler's spine but some are calling what happened next a miracle. the surgery that saved him and what the next six months will be like. >>> beloved pet runs from thunder only to wind up in a scarier situation. how an army vet jumped in and saved the day. >>> what is that floating island that is moving? parts of the after effects of south carolina flooding. we'll complain what is going on here. >>

. >> this morning's closing ceremony officially brought an end to knotted grotto of saint peters and paul basilica. 1.4 million dollars were donate todd francis fundch the money will impact lives of hungry and homeless in philadelphia and camden. and the knots themselves will have a new life and be insulation for a new building for the hospitalless. >> and these knots will keep many people warm for many years to come. >> steps of thousands of people visited the grot owe and the holy father stopped by to police it covered in 150 thousand knots people wrote struggles, prayers and intentions. >> and there's more on "action news" at noon. fire sparks inside a historic church in chicago and investigators believe they know how to startd f buxt i catches criminals trying to sale radioactive material to terrorist. coming up at 12:30 when "action material to terrorist. coming up at 12:30 when "action news" continues there's something out there. that can be serious, even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. understand the danger your new grandchil

thousands of people tied ribbons on to that grotto, they will become insulation for a housing development for the homeless t. broughtto structure, itself, will be moved to a difficult different affordable housing project. more than 110,000 people wrote down their struggles and concerns and tied them outside the basilica. >>> one person wasn't happy about the pope's visit to the u.s. cosi owns many restaurants here in d.c. and philadelphia t. company says its profits were down about 30% during the papal visit and shares of cosi stocks fell 15% yesterday. well, if you ever wanted to see what happens behind the scenes here at nbc news 10 today, check out the footwear, can you do so through the eyes of periscope. >> we have been talking to a lot of periscope people. we're on every morning. we are giving away a hat. >> no one got our trivia question either. >> we'll ask a different one coming up. >>> it's an app. you download it, it's free. the address is nbc philadelphia. >> we'll see you tlmplts back in the '80s, "back to the future 2," in that movie there were hoverboard in 2015. now that h

more than 110,000 visitors wrote personal struggles on the ribbons and tied them to the grotto outside the basilica of saints peter and paul. >>> another anxious day of waiting and hoping floodwaters will recede. dive teams teams search for twoe who disappeared. dams are in danger of breaking open the red cross is on the ground. they've been assisting victims since day one. deanna durante caught up with a montgomery county native working the effort. >> number of red cross volunteers. >> reporter: anthony is no stranger to disasters. the native in texas where massive flooding and worked the amtrak in philadelphia. >> we have emergency response vehicles across the country have come in, out in the community, handing out food and watter. >> bouncing back and fovrth whee workers have never seen a disaster of this magnitude, despite the rain halting, the need could increase. battered dams in danger of being breached by floodwaters. 1,000 people are in danger of the flood zone. >> there's a dam close by that has been having controlled releases over the last couple of days sw day still keeping

one of the most inspiring symbols of pope francis visit here to philadelphia has to be that knotted grotto. >> indeed it is, philadelphians continue to visit the spot even after the papal weekend, and it remained on the grounds of the cathedral basilica longer than planned. but it was taken down today. sister mary scallion of project home was the masterminds behind its construction it, contained prayers from the fateful. what a moment it was when pope francis made an unscheduled stop thereon sunday before celebrating the mass on the parkway. that was such a moment for sister mary. >> i love that he blessed all of those struggles and prayers people had, too, to have that connection. >> what a beautiful day today. >> yes, little slow start with the clouds, but those clouds breaking up now, bringing back the warm temperatures this afternoon in the 70s. so enjoy it, early october, if you don't like the warm temps, wait few more days, we'll get back to typical fall like stuff. but let's take you where one spot is seeing the sunshine, pretty much in full, the delaware beach area right now, rehob

more than 110,000 visitors wrote their struggles on ribbons and tied them to the grotto outside the basilicaf st. paul. one company was not happy about the pope's visit to the u.s. cosi owns many restaurants the company says profits were down about 30% during the pap pal visit. they say that's the reason their shares fell 16% yesterday. 2015 is the year marty mcfly travels to the future. >> that predicted many futuristic item, one of which is now a reality. you probably remember this hoverboard scene, where michael j. fox's character uses the floating skateboard, that was cool, wasn't it? someone thought it was cool a. silicon valley start-up decided to build one. they use magnetic field architecture. bab gem, who helped write the movie got to take a ride. >> the fact that somebody made this into a reality is yonld anything i can imagine, it's fantastic. >> workers say they were just as excited to meet the man who thought of the hoverboard in the first place. >> that happened in orson wells writings, his dreams he dreamed up in fiction. they said, hey, that's a great idea and they made it. >

you have the pool with the grotto and the water slide. >> this is the master bedroom. what we're going to do is a large king sized bed with end tables and lamps. you want the potential buyers to see this room and just fall in love with it. >> jennifer, the last house was beautiful. i must tell you, this is magnificent. last time we were here a lot of these things weren't here like this beautiful sitting area with just first-class furniture. what did you do in here? >> again, this room was completely vacant. like that that will connect them to the space. in the living room, we've added a large sectional so they can see themselves and their family having somewhere where they can hang out. >> this magnificent pool area was nothing like this. >> no. this is more of a remodel. they've actually emptied the pool. they're staining, refinishing, and sealing all of the rock area. >> what input does the homeowner have as it relates to the proposals that you make? like, you say, "i think this dining room should be oak." and somebody says, "oh, i hate oak." >> right. >> so, how do

. >> i even went in the grotto. >> that bacteria cappuchino they have back there. >> yes. >> wow. >> i would think you have been there marlon because research for your new movie. >> well, for 50 shades of blank. >> my life is research for 50 shade of black. >> that movie is so nasty. you walk in there, you instantly get pregnant. >> instant pregnancy. >> so yes, 50 shades of black comes out january 29th. if christian gray was black and he was, rich, but he was a really bad lover. >> are you christian gray. >> aim's christian black. >> and really bad lover. >> so give me a example of what you would do. >> well, i would not know exactly how to do it. >> yes. >> it is a really funny movie. the trailer will be out soon. january 29th it comes out. >> lets talk about esquire magazine. i read that every now and then. it names their sexiest woman alive. they do this every year just like people mag even but esquire has done it the now. >> yes, it should be you. >> oh, thank you. >> i'm just saying. >> look at this. >> look at that. >> i would go to the massage parlor and get a happy ending. >

who you the homeless will be helped be i the thousands of ribbons tied to a grotto. >> it's 6:45. temple university board of trustees is close to the decision who will fill the void by bill cosby. tamron hall has been voted. the "today" show host graduated from temple in 1992. if approved, she will be the fourth woman appointed to the board. cosby resigned in the wake of his sex assault scandal. meanwhile, cosby will testify under oath in response to a lawsuit in november. it will be the first time he has done so since a deposition he gave in montgomery county nine years ago. thousands of temple employees alleges that cosby sexually assaulted a woman at the playboy mansion back in 1974. she says she was just 15 at the time. >>> meanwhile, hillary clinton is slamming a 12 nation trade deal that she once supported. labor unions call it a job killer. now she agrees. as secretary of state with the transpacific partnership. now she doesn't. her trade of heart pits her alongside fellow bernie sanders who opposes the deal. >> i will do work for the american people to raise income and cre

. >> we call this the grotto. so this is the covered dining area. >> reporter: watch movies or tv in a beautiful home theater. >> perfect on a rainy day. just need your popcorn. >> reporter: or choose a bottle of wine in a 10,000 bottle cellar. then take a seat and enjoy by a cozy fire. >> you can see where the beautiful resort living comes into play. >> reporter: it's a waterfall pool surrounded by ambience that exudes the ease of entertaining. to live large in greenwich, connecticut, it will cost you how about that kitchen? >> love it. i would live in the kitchen. >> wouldn't leave. >> no. >> it would be good. >> set up a bed. >> tv, everything. >>> all right. >> some runners turn to them to prevent pain but a new study questions whether some people really need orthotics in their shoes. >> plus, the disease that has chemotherapy. >> first, dana tyler is here now with a look at what we're 6:00. >> reporter: kristine and maurice, high school drama in new jersey but it doesn't involve students. an assistant coach a

. >> and i have been in the grotto, i went to the playboy mansion once. >> what was it once. >> it wasthed in purel. >> so, did you hear about this, the american dentist up in minnesota who killed cecil the lion. he will not face charges, the country of zimbabwe made their decision. >> he long maintained he paid a group to secure a legal hunt. i didn't know. they told me it was okay. >> what is his name. >> walter a pal inner. he has been cleared of wrongdoing. authorities say his papers were in order and he can return to zimbabwe if he chooses. >> i doubt he does that. >> i don't think that will be happening. >> authorities were calling for palmer's extradition to pace poaching charges but his guide is on trial for failing will to prevent an illegal hunt. that is thing when you pennsylvania pay these guys, they are supposed to know. >> you know what they have to do with that guy, shoot him with the tranquilizer dart. >> the guy or walter pal inner. >> right in his butt. >> i don't think you're alone in your sentiment based on what we saw on social media. >> here we are, just jumping a

the pope prayed for little gianna before arriving at the grotto on sunday.hannel 6 "action news." >> we are at the "action news" big board with a look at the odd and unusual pictures of week. you heard of singing while you work. contractors in indiana taking that notion to a whole new spiritual level. ♪ how great that art >> it doesn't seem like work when you're singing a beautiful hymn how great they are art. they are dubbed the singing contractors, they posted it on facebook, people liked them and they began getting song requests. this video has gone viral it has been viewed more than 7 million times with tens of thousands of shares. pretty cool. >> due february 16. and it's a boy. [crying]. >> we couldn't love this video any more it's gone viral a man's reaction to his wife's news that they are expecting a baby. she decided to surprise her husband by putting a package of buns in the oven. she recorded his reaction what she didn't expect was his emotional response to the news that he was going to be a dad. the couple has been trying for years they suffered

my former cyber staffer annie grotto, nate adler and others, thank you all very much and the work done by aiesha conner. we have the administration behind the bill. we have the department of homeland security behind the bill. we have "the washington post," "the wall street journal," the chamber of commerce, and most of the businesses of america. so, mr. chairman, did you a great job and thank you from the bottom of my heart. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i just want to add my words of congratulations to chairman burr and ranking member feinstein. that is complicated issue. it's been around multiple congresses and really took their leadership and coordination and cooperation, first, to produce the 14-1 vote in the committee and then this extraordinary success we've had out here on the floor. so i know all of us are extremely proud of the great work you've done. congratulations. we deeply appreciate the contribution you've made to our country. the presiding officer: the question occurs on passage of the bill as amended. is there a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the ro